* Parents will buy them for kids because of the Mystery/Castle/Fantasy lure* LOTR fans will buy even if they aren't lego fans because they collect everything LOTR* AFOL's like us will buy them like crazy because new helmets, armor, horses, weapons, elves and orcs are just too megblocks tempting!

Thanks Annie. I like the cheekbones. Makes the face look more slender. The big debate is going to be on the quiver/long hair/bow all on the back. Is there some new combo of molds that will work together for our minifigs? The thought of it is exciting.

I'm sure we only have to wait a few more weeks to get toy show photos.

Seeing the gladius in LEGOlas hands reveals how well that sword works as a sword of Rohan. I imagine it will be used for them.

Likely refers to the opening of "Fellowship", will probably include Frodo, Gandalf, a cart (vehicle!), and maybe a tree. This is the set in the $12 -15 rangeish, is my guess.

tiberium_blue wrote:9470 Shelob Attacks

ROTK, Minifigs are Frodo, Sam, and (maybe) Gollum. A giant spider is a pretty good idea for a mid-range set, as the Harry Potter line showed. It also has the advantage of tying in closely with The Hobbit.

tiberium_blue wrote:9471 Uruk-hai Army

This could be a couple different things from the end of Fellowship through Two Towers, but my guess is either the Breaking of the Fellowship (Minifigs are Uruks, Aragorn, and/or Boromir), or the flight towards Fangorn (Fellowship minifigs are captive Merry and Pippin.)

tiberium_blue wrote:9472 Attack on Weathertop

Another decent choice for transferring Lord of the Rings scenes to playsets, as the Weathertop ruins are self-contained and easily suggested with few bricks. Minifigs will be Frodo and a Ringwraith for sure, and depending on the size of the set, may also include (in decreasing likelihood) Aragorn, another Wraith, Sam, more Wraiths, and Merry & Pippen.

tiberium_blue wrote:9473 The Mines of Moria

One contender for the "flagship" set. Will probably include whatever members of the Fellowship aren't in any other set.

tiberium_blue wrote:9474 The Battle of Helm's Deep

Basically the same, though we'll likely get a Theoden fig, and maybe a Haldir, too.

tiberium_blue wrote:9476 The Orc Forge

OK, this I have no real idea, though it sounds like something out of Orthanc - maybe we'll see a Saruman minifig? If so, id be nice if this was on the smaller side.

While the gladius is a cool sword, it doesn't make any sense to me why Legolas would carry it. The movies feature a distinct style of elven blade. Ideally there would be a new mold for this piece, but I guess that's not going to happen. Still, elves is evles .

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